I'll show you how to use Placelt
to easily make t-shirt designs
that sell on Print On Demand sites.
Placelt have kindly sponsored this video,
so I'm able to do a giveaway in the comments section,
as well as offer a 15% discount on their paid services.
see down below for details.
I'll be sharing some tips and tricks for the free features,
as well as the more advanced paid features,
so there'll be something for everyone.
There's over 7,000 t-shirt design templates,
and 510 of those are completely free to use.
the templates mean that even if you don't have any skills
you can still make designs that sell in a few clicks.
I'll put a link to this free template page
in the description.
You can hover over a design
to see alternative styles like I'm doing now,
and then click to edit.
If you design with the default background color
or with a transparent background,
it might not look great on the product later.
I always change the background at the top
to be the color of the shirt
that I expect to sell my design on,
so I can make design choices that match the product.
For this one I'll go with a blue color scheme,
the boxes on the right-hand side
change the colors of the graphic.
I'll set the main color to be dark blue,
and you can see how it's changed here,
and then the accent to be light blue.
On the left hand side,
you can change the text and font as well as the colors.
I'll change the top one to be blue,
and the bottom to be white.
In the middle of the screen on the canvas,
you can resize and move everything around.
When you select a graphic on the right-hand side,
the colors you've chosen
will automatically transfer across to it.
Use this search box to type a keyword
and find different graphics.
I'll type "cute", and select this bee.
You can see how the bee is monochromatic on the preview,
but the main color and accent get applied when I click it.
If you're happy with the design,
change the background to be transparent
and click the download button.
The files are explored with a resolution of 4,000 by 4,800
which is large enough for Print On Demand.
What a lot of people don't realize is
that you can literally access and edit any design
on the Placelt website for free - even the paid templates.
It's like "try before you buy"
so you can see if the paid templates are worth it.
If you think they are,
the 15% discount allows you access to everything
from $6.35 a month.
The profit from one sale can cover that in many cases
so it's worth it in my opinion.
Now I'll give you some tips
on how to get the most out of Placelt
so you can start making passive income as soon as possible.
Tip number one,
when you see a style that you like, click into it
and have a look at what keyword
is used on the right-hand side.
This one for example is "pop-art",
and you can see all the graphics
associated with the keyword.
Make a note of it along with other terms
that you come across while you're using the site.
As you edit different templates,
you'll soon build up a collection
that you can take advantage of at short notice
to make unique designs.
The market demand for designs is constantly changing,
so you want to be able to react in time
to cash in on rising trends or seasonal niches.
Having a list of useful keywords
makes it so much easier and quicker
to find great graphics and other elements.
Tip number two,
spend some time searching for terms
related to your chosen niche and see what's available.
I'll use "space" as a niche example,
you can see all the different templates that are available
but also search within the graphic section
to see what's there,
often the images alone will help you come up
with design ideas and play around with the options,
or you can search for artwork
to compliment a design that you've already got in mind.
Use the filter on the left-hand side
of the t-shirt design page to find popular niches
that already have designed pre-made for them,
like these kawaii styles.
You might see some artwork
like this sushi that you like the look of,
and want a similar style for future use,
so again, just click into it and find the keyword.
In this case it's "cute anime",
so note it down to find similar images in the future,
you can also click to explore the different styles
and mess around with the designs.
I've got another video
about how to come up with design ideas
that will be listed in the description
so you can watch after this.
If you can't find the sort of design that you're after
you can request new content and features
by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
Tip number three,
if you want to make text-based designs
without spending hours searching for the perfect font,
then click "Logos" and then "See all our templates",
this will show you everything,
and all of these can be edited to say whatever you want.
It's useful to scroll through
if you don't have any specific design ideas in mind,
but since there's almost 250 pages of templates
you might wanna set up a filter at the top.
I like to use "Clothing Brand"
because it gives you a nice variety of styles.
What I look for here is a font that I like,
as well as any images or shapes that can be used.
Everything can be edited,
but it's good to start off in the right direction,
so there's less work for you to do.
If you know what text you already want you can type in here
to see what it'll look like.
Placelt will then insert your text
into all available designs
for you to see and decide what looks best.
You can filter by other categories
if you want to check out different templates.
"Gaming" logos are some of my favorite
because the color schemes
result in a uniform, professional looking design.
Don't worry about what the graphic is,
because it can be updated
and the colors will transfer over too.
I can type "owl" and find a graphic that I like,
the red color scheme transfers across nicely
and becomes part of the graphic with the owl's eyes.
You can change the accent color
and that will get updated too.
You'll find that a lot of the gaming logos
look a bit aggressive initially,
but can be modified easily with relevant graphics,
not so intimidating now.
So really, what you're looking for
when you scroll through the templates,
is the style and placement of the text on the artwork,
because everything else can be changed.
There are literally thousands of these templates
and the color schemes have all been created
by professional designers.
You just need to update the text and graphics
to match whatever your niche is.
The design should look amazing
and your target demographic will want to buy it.
The Placelt license is very simple,
add, alter, and modify content,
then you can sell the design you've made.
I'll link this page in the description
so you can learn more,
the full terms can be accessed at the bottom here.
And if you thinking "this is great"
but you're concerned about coming up with design ideas,
then you need to have faith in yourself,
you will be able to find profitable niches
and come up with ideas that sell.
Silence your inner critic that says you aren't good enough,
and just give it a go,
you'll be surprised at what you're capable of.
Watch these videos next
to learn how to discover what's selling right now,
that way you'll know what customers want
and have the capacity to make high quality designs
that they'll want to buy.
You can find all the resources mentioned here
in the description below.
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